Feeling Inadequate?

Feeling unworthy, inadequate, or insufficient?
Welcome to the club! I have this really annoying voice in my head that is constantly reminding me of all my limitations, but the worst part is, is it is all true! I am unworthy to be used by God and I am definitely inadequate! Because at the end of the day no matter how hard I try I still am a sinner just like everyone else.
Both Romans 3:10 and Psalms 14:3 make is very clear, they both say.....
"There is no one righteous, not even one" 

But there is good news! You see God has this funny little habit of using the unworthy, and insufficient. Lets take a look at scripture.

• Abraham, was a liar and a polygamist (Genesis 20:1-3; Genesis 16:1-4).
• Isaac, was a liar also and showed favoritism in his children (Genesis 26:6-9; Genesis 25:28).
• Jacob, was an extortionist and a swindler (Genesis 25:29-34; Genesis 27:1-27).
• Tamar, who is the mother of Perez, was a fornicator and a deceiver (Genesis 38:6-26).
• Rahab, the mother of Boaz, was a pagan prostitute (Joshua 2:1).
• Ruth, once worshipped false gods (Ruth 1:4).
• David, was a polygamist, adulterer, murderer, and poor father (1 Samuel 25:39-44; 1 Chronicles 14:3; 2 Samuel 11:1-3; 2 Samuel 11:14-17; 2 Samuel 13:1-39).
• Solomon, was a polygamist and was drawn away from God by his many pagan wives (1 Kings 11:4).
• Rehoboam, foolishly split the kingdom of Israel and led Judah to sin (1 Kings 12:1-24; 1 Kings 14:21-31).
• Abijah, walked in the sins of his father and was not devoted to God (1 Kings 15:1-3).
• Uzziah, disobeyed the worship regulations of God and was struck with leprosy (2 Chronicles 26:16-21).
• Ahaz, was very wicked, even leading Israel to sacrifice children (2 Chronicles 28:1-4).

What do all these people have in common? This is the Genealogy of Jesus! God chose this family for the savior of the world, the one who knew no sin, Jesus.

There are a thousand more stories in scripture that tell of how God used the broken and unworthy to do something amazing for the kingdom of God.  Because God is not worried about our inadequacies infact when we give God our weakness and inadequacies only then will he be glorified in our lives.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10
"But Jesus said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."

So.... yes, by myself I am extremely inadequate But with Jesus I am unstoppable!